WESTFIELD – The Westfield Fire Department will welcome as guests all members of the public who choose to attend the department’s annual ceremony to recognize and remember those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the nation.
Since the tragedy, members of the fire department have staged a brief ceremony of remembrance on the anniversary and this year will stage their exercises on Thursday, at 10 a.m., at the department’s Broad Street headquarters.
The public is invited to join all available firefighters who will be gathered outside the headquarters before a backdrop of emergency vehicles when a ceremonial sequence will be rung on a fire bell before the national flag is lowered to half-mast.
After a full minute of silence, firefighters will offer two prayers before the bell cadence is again sounded and the flag is returned to full mast.
The Town of Southwick will also remember the losses of 9/11 with a remembrance ceremony at the Southwick Fire Department at 9:30 a.m.
